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michelle obama has long said she is, quote, no political animal. but, she's about to jump head on into the political fray. the white house is about to unleash one of its biggest stars onto the campaign trail. next month, first lady michelle obama will headline at least nine democratic fund-raisers in six states. she'll raise money for a handful of candidates facing tight re-election battles on democratic turf. among them, wisconsin senator russ feingold who passed up a chance to campaign with president obama earlier this month and california senator barbara boxer. >> i think she will go out and make a forceful and positive case for what this administration has done. >> reporter: the white house insists mrs. obama is eager to hit the road and democrats are just as eager to have her. polls show she's more popular than her husband. >> michelle obama has, i think, enormous power in energizing the base and reenergizing the base where that's necessary. >> reporter: the first lady has scored points with americans through her efforts to curb childhood obes
michelle obama has long said she is, quote, no political animal. but, she's about to jump head on into the political fray. the white house is about to unleash one of its biggest stars onto the campaign trail. next month, first lady michelle obama will headline at least nine democratic fund-raisers in six states. she'll raise money for a handful of candidates facing tight re-election battles on democratic turf. among them, wisconsin senator russ feingold who passed up a chance to campaign with...
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having obama at the top is one thing. so we have the support and the spark of racial dialogue and discourse in the bottom and the suppression at the top. the symbolic representation of barack obama's success does not translate well to most african-american people who are subjected to vicious forms of inequality and racial injustice that prevail. a prison system where a disproportionate number of african-americans are in prison. the inability of most people of color to find decent employment. 16.5% african-american people are unemployed. tos are the racialized issues that need to be addressed from the white house and the broader public. >> two things. when obama came in to office, i don't think anybody expected a quote unquote post racial society, but we did have some hopes for leadership on the issue of race. leadership consisting of knowing when to lower the temperature. on race-related conflicts. i think that is extremely important. indeed as well telling kids america is... black kids, america is wide open to whatever a
having obama at the top is one thing. so we have the support and the spark of racial dialogue and discourse in the bottom and the suppression at the top. the symbolic representation of barack obama's success does not translate well to most african-american people who are subjected to vicious forms of inequality and racial injustice that prevail. a prison system where a disproportionate number of african-americans are in prison. the inability of most people of color to find decent employment....
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>> obama: i... i think that what i know is what everybody knows, which is that these people should not have gotten through the gate. >> kroft: were you unhappy with your social secretary? >> obama: i was unhappy with everybody who was involved in the process. and so, it was a screw up. now, i don't think that, from a policy perspective, this was the most important thing or even the fifth or sixth most important thing that happened this week, although it got the most news. >> kroft: were you angry when you found out about it? >> obama: yes. that's why... >> kroft: seriously angry? right. >> obama: yes. that's why it won't happen again. >> cbs money watch update. >> good evening. the senate today passed a massive spending bill that funds most federal agencies. the consulting firm acsenture says it ended its corporate sponsorship of tiger woods. and the princess and the frog was the top movie of the weekend, bringing in $25 million. i'm russ mitchell, cbs news. wn . fishing at the shore. wn . i'm breat
>> obama: i... i think that what i know is what everybody knows, which is that these people should not have gotten through the gate. >> kroft: were you unhappy with your social secretary? >> obama: i was unhappy with everybody who was involved in the process. and so, it was a screw up. now, i don't think that, from a policy perspective, this was the most important thing or even the fifth or sixth most important thing that happened this week, although it got the most news....
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those expectations were set by barack obama. i don't think the nobel peace prize is going to make much of a difference. >> couric: jeff greenfield, bob schieffer, gentlemen, as always, thank you so much. and one of the international challenge it is president faces is pakistan where the taliban are suspected in yet another deadly attack. a suicide bomber blew up his car in a crowded market today in northwest pakistan. at least 49 people were killed and more than 100 wounded. this latest attack happened as pakistan is preparing to launch a new offensive against the taliban. and coming up next here on the "cbs evening news," the h1n1 flu hitting children especially hard. what's being done to protect them? >> couric: the number of h1n1 flu cases is growing. the c.d.c. reported today it's now widespread in ten more states. at the same time, a cbs news poll out tonight finds more than half of american adults are not likely to get the vaccine. but nearly 60% of parents say they will get their children vaccinated and that number could g
those expectations were set by barack obama. i don't think the nobel peace prize is going to make much of a difference. >> couric: jeff greenfield, bob schieffer, gentlemen, as always, thank you so much. and one of the international challenge it is president faces is pakistan where the taliban are suspected in yet another deadly attack. a suicide bomber blew up his car in a crowded market today in northwest pakistan. at least 49 people were killed and more than 100 wounded. this latest...
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obama says the issue is religious freedom but a lot of americans see it differently. tara mergener has more from washington. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, emily. what started as a local issue is now a national and a political one with the president at the heart of the debate. republicans say they have new ammunition against democrats in november's midterm elections. >> the white house, the administration, the president himself seems to be disconnected from the mainstream of america. >> reporter: the gop slammed president obama sunday for comments he made about a controversial plan to build a mosque near ground zero. >> i believe muslims have a right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country. >> reporter: he appeared to clarify later saying while muslims have the right to build a mosque, that doesn't mean they should. >> you can't change your position from day to day on an issue which does go to our constitution. >> reporter: republicans argue the proposed plan is insensitive. according to recent polls, nearly two-thirds of americans
obama says the issue is religious freedom but a lot of americans see it differently. tara mergener has more from washington. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, emily. what started as a local issue is now a national and a political one with the president at the heart of the debate. republicans say they have new ammunition against democrats in november's midterm elections. >> the white house, the administration, the president himself seems to be disconnected from the...
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obama received especially high marks last night. a cbs news online poll taken right after the speech found that 91% of those who saw it approved of mr. obama's proposals. and 82% approved of his specific plans for the economy. earlier i discussed the speech and the republican's response with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. >> the mainstream republican establishment, the republican leadership, is really not sure what to do with these new firebrands that make up the tea party, who got elected in this last election. i mean, this is almost unheard of for some, basically, what was a back bencher in the congress, to announce that she was also going to give a -- a response. and nobody had the nerve to say, no, you can't do that. you know, they just sort of let it go. and i mean, i've been around here a long time, and i think back to, you know, when you had some very powerful speakers, and people like senate leader lyndon johnson, say speaker sam rayburn when he was in the house, from texas, i mean one can imagine wha
obama received especially high marks last night. a cbs news online poll taken right after the speech found that 91% of those who saw it approved of mr. obama's proposals. and 82% approved of his specific plans for the economy. earlier i discussed the speech and the republican's response with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. >> the mainstream republican establishment, the republican leadership, is really not sure what to do with these new firebrands that make up the...
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president obama could soon be looking for a new right-hand man. the white house chief of staff, rahm emanuel, could decide by the end of the week to leave the administration. emanuel is expected to step down to run for mayor of chicago. but he doesn't have long to make a decision. emanuel has only until november 22nd to file for the primary. tara mergener is in washington with the latest. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, betty. well, the white house cautions that no final decision has been made yet. but, a source close to emanuel tells cbs news that an announcement could come as early as friday. emanuel has reportedly told colleagues he is all but certain to leave to run for the mayor of chicago. earlier this year he told charlie rose that office held a special place in his heart. >> always been an aspiration of mine, even when i was in the house of representatives. >> mayor of chicago? >> yes. the one thing, if you ask me what i miss, i miss the contact with constituents. >> reporter: at the time, the job was filled by longtime incu
president obama could soon be looking for a new right-hand man. the white house chief of staff, rahm emanuel, could decide by the end of the week to leave the administration. emanuel is expected to step down to run for mayor of chicago. but he doesn't have long to make a decision. emanuel has only until november 22nd to file for the primary. tara mergener is in washington with the latest. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, betty. well, the white house cautions that no final...
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like newt, my major concern is defeating barack obama. i want to be careful that we conduct an issues of oriented campaign that grows these candidate and doesn't destroy them. >> schieffer: let me ask you this. as you watch all this unfold, are you sorry now that you didn't run this time? >> no, no. (laughing) if mitt romney having changed all those positions isn't conservative enough yet, believe me, i wouldn't have had a chance. i'm realistic enough to know how iowa, new hampshire, south carolina, florida, how they would vote. they would like me on economics. they would like me on national security but they couldn't wouldn't like me on my social views and i'm not about to change them. they are very much with me. >> schieffer: you brought up something very interesting or at least it's been interesting to me. you said i am a moderate republican. are there moderate republicans out there anymore? is there such a thing as what be used to see as the republican establishment? >> i consider myself a conservative because that's what the "new yor
like newt, my major concern is defeating barack obama. i want to be careful that we conduct an issues of oriented campaign that grows these candidate and doesn't destroy them. >> schieffer: let me ask you this. as you watch all this unfold, are you sorry now that you didn't run this time? >> no, no. (laughing) if mitt romney having changed all those positions isn't conservative enough yet, believe me, i wouldn't have had a chance. i'm realistic enough to know how iowa, new...
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. >> behind the scenes in the obama white house, a new book describes the first lady's frustrations, aaron brown has an early read. >> and tucson remembers on the eve of the anniversary of the shooting, ben tracy has the story of a woman who survived and the little girl who didn't. >> held the hand of a nine-year-old and watched the life go out of her eyes. >> captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." good evening, i am anthony mason, with just three days to go before the first primary of this election year in new hampshire, the republican candidates are gearing up for a 1-2 punch of televised debates. round 1 is tonight in manchester, with all eyes on the front runner and the rivals who hope to block his path. >> jan crawford is in manchester tonight, good eastern, jan. >> tonight and tomorrow we have it all here in new hampshire, a front run whore is looking to cement his status, we have the surging challenger trying to grab the lead and a couple of former front runners who are fighting to get back in. it is setting the stage for what is shaping up to be let's say
. >> behind the scenes in the obama white house, a new book describes the first lady's frustrations, aaron brown has an early read. >> and tucson remembers on the eve of the anniversary of the shooting, ben tracy has the story of a woman who survived and the little girl who didn't. >> held the hand of a nine-year-old and watched the life go out of her eyes. >> captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." good evening, i am anthony mason, with...
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president obama to declare an official end to u.s. combat operations in iraq. >>> and taking aim. powerful hurricane earl makes a run for the atlantic coast. this is the "cbs morning news" run for the atlantic coast. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, august 31st, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. this morning two u.s. residents are being held in the netherlands for what u.s. officials say may have been a test run for a terrorist plot. the men were picked up at the request of u.s. officials, but neither man has been charged. terrell brown has the latest. >> reporter: this was triggered by suspicious items found in their luggage, but it's still unclear if it was a misunderstanding or a dry run for a terrorist attack. these are the men in question, al soofi and al murisi. both natives of yemen, both picked up in amsterdam monday after a flight from chicago. security officials found these items in al soofi's luggage. watches, cell phones taped together and watches taped to a bottle of pepto-bismol. they also found $7,00
president obama to declare an official end to u.s. combat operations in iraq. >>> and taking aim. powerful hurricane earl makes a run for the atlantic coast. this is the "cbs morning news" run for the atlantic coast. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, august 31st, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. this morning two u.s. residents are being held in the netherlands for what u.s. officials say may...
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i'm betty nguyen. >>> tonight president obama lays out his plan to with draw u.s. troops from afghanistan in a prime time address to the nation. currently there are about 100,000 service members in afghanistan. that's about three times from when he took office. he will announce a phased withdrawal, it is expected. joel brown is in washington with more. good morning, joel. >> good morning to you, betty. after weighing this decision for the last several weeks the white house says president obama settled on a troop withdrawal number yesterday and tonight he'll reveal those plans to a war-weary nation. thousands of troops fighting in afghanistan will start coming home as early as next month. in a national address tonight, president obama's expected to announce the withdrawal of 5,000 troops in the coming months and another 5,000 by the winter or spring. the troops are part of the 30,000 sent to afghanistan during the surge last year, bringing some home this summer was always part of the plan. >> the president identified in december of 2009 that forces would begin to dr
i'm betty nguyen. >>> tonight president obama lays out his plan to with draw u.s. troops from afghanistan in a prime time address to the nation. currently there are about 100,000 service members in afghanistan. that's about three times from when he took office. he will announce a phased withdrawal, it is expected. joel brown is in washington with more. good morning, joel. >> good morning to you, betty. after weighing this decision for the last several weeks the white house says...
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obama's rise to go even further. >> schieffer: there's no question that senator obama appreciated that. and understood what it meant. did he ever say to you or did those around him ever say to you why they thought in the end that senator kennedy decided to endorse obama? this was a major thing. he was taking on a big part of the democratic party when he did. >> it was. with caroline kennedy's endorsement the day before to the "new york times" in the op-ed and senator kennedy the next day but i think this senator kennedy identified in barack obama the same hopefulness he had seen glowing in the face of his brother john and radiating of the heart from his brother robert. i think there was a kind of trilogy, if you will. kennedy himself didn't make it to the presidency. his though he ran. but i think he saw in barack obama the passing of the baton. he saw something new, some ken it i can spirit, some amazing charisma that was able to catalize the ambition of millions of people. when he spotted it he knew the real thing. he knew barack obama was the real deal. so throwing his weight behind
obama's rise to go even further. >> schieffer: there's no question that senator obama appreciated that. and understood what it meant. did he ever say to you or did those around him ever say to you why they thought in the end that senator kennedy decided to endorse obama? this was a major thing. he was taking on a big part of the democratic party when he did. >> it was. with caroline kennedy's endorsement the day before to the "new york times" in the op-ed and senator...
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hasjonn simmons didn't vote for barack obama. he didn't think his economic policies were pro business enough. >> i think we need to inspire business growth, entrepreneurship, opportunity. that's what's going to regenerate a strong economy, not, you know, developing social programs or government programs. >> couric: should he be held accountable in any way for the current situation? >> the moment you take the oath of office, you assume the duties as the president of the united states, and so, you cannot, not be responsible for taking corrective action? >> couric: while the president's approval rateings have dropped overall, support among african americans remains strong, a whopping 90% still approve of the job he's doing and wonder about those who don't. >> there's a certain element of other races that, you know, their house could be on fire, and, you know, they wouldn't want barack obama's administration to come and put it out. >> couric: what about you, ken? do you feel at all pressured to summit the president because he is afri
hasjonn simmons didn't vote for barack obama. he didn't think his economic policies were pro business enough. >> i think we need to inspire business growth, entrepreneurship, opportunity. that's what's going to regenerate a strong economy, not, you know, developing social programs or government programs. >> couric: should he be held accountable in any way for the current situation? >> the moment you take the oath of office, you assume the duties as the president of the united...
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today president obama's top advisors hit the airwaves. the debate on capitol hill is heating up again and on wednesday the president takes his case correct -- case directly to the public. kim -- kimberlie dozier has the latest. >> reporter: after months of speeches, interviews and town hall meetings, this wednesday the president will tell congress and the american people something they haven't heard before. exactly what he wants to see in health-care reform. >> the people will leave that speech knowing where he stands. >> reporter: that may answer whether president obama will insist on the controversy public option, a government provided health insurance alternative. the white house was still avoiding directly answering that question today. >> he believes the public option is a good tool. now it shouldn't define the whole health care debate, however. >> reporter: but after the media read that sound bite as a retreat from the public plan, the white house fired back that it's still their preferred option. it's just not a deal breaker. until
today president obama's top advisors hit the airwaves. the debate on capitol hill is heating up again and on wednesday the president takes his case correct -- case directly to the public. kim -- kimberlie dozier has the latest. >> reporter: after months of speeches, interviews and town hall meetings, this wednesday the president will tell congress and the american people something they haven't heard before. exactly what he wants to see in health-care reform. >> the people will leave...
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>> obama: yeah. >> kroft: did he move out of that compound? >> obama: that we don't know yet. but we know that, for five to six years, this compound was there, and our belief is... is that he was there during that time. >> kroft: this was your decision whether to proceed or not, and how to proceed. what was the most difficult part of that decision? >> obama: the most difficult part is always the fact that you're sending guys into harm's way. and there are a lot of things that could go wrong. i mean, there're a lot of moving parts here. so, my biggest concern was, if i'm sending those guys in and murphy's law applies and something happens, can we still get our guys out? so that's point number one. these guys are going in... in, you know, the darkness of night, and they don't know what they're going to find there. they don't know if the building is rigged. they don't know if, you know, there are explosives that are triggered by a particular door opening. so huge risks that these guys are taking. and so
>> obama: yeah. >> kroft: did he move out of that compound? >> obama: that we don't know yet. but we know that, for five to six years, this compound was there, and our belief is... is that he was there during that time. >> kroft: this was your decision whether to proceed or not, and how to proceed. what was the most difficult part of that decision? >> obama: the most difficult part is always the fact that you're sending guys into harm's way. and there are a lot of...
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how would that team fair against barack obama? >> there are a lot of different potential matchups, but a matchup like that would be among the most extreme when it comes to the policies that matter to americans that we've ever seen. >> how so? >> when it comes to immigration. you have mitt romney who said that i mean, that's just shockingly -- you have marco rubio who has not stood up for the middle class, not stood up to fight to create jobs and oppose the payroll tax cut and other tax breaks for small businesses and working families. that combination, or really any combination of anyone in the republican field would be a dramatic contrast to president obama and the direction he has taken in this country. >> good to see you. thank you for joining us here in iowa. >>> now, we're going to turn to debbye turner bell in new york for our last look at today's morning headlines. >> good morning, norah. iran is saying that it is in charge of security in the persian gulf, no other nation. it is the latest tough talk from iran as it wraps u
how would that team fair against barack obama? >> there are a lot of different potential matchups, but a matchup like that would be among the most extreme when it comes to the policies that matter to americans that we've ever seen. >> how so? >> when it comes to immigration. you have mitt romney who said that i mean, that's just shockingly -- you have marco rubio who has not stood up for the middle class, not stood up to fight to create jobs and oppose the payroll tax cut and...
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president obama. the supreme court upholding his signature legislative achievement while a disappointment to republicans, this was not a complete win for the obama administration. >> the supreme court up held the key feature of president obama's health care over haul, the individual mandate which will require nearly all americans to buy health insurance. chief justice john roberts wrote that congress did have the power to pass that reform because it has the power to tax. >> the supreme court has made it clear what we have known all along, that those trying to block health care reform are standing on the wrong side of history. >> the ruling also let stand the part of the law that allowed children to stay on their parent's insurance policies until they're 26. the court struck down the law's medicaid expansion. the courts ruling has significant implications for the future of health care and for president obama's legacy. the president made passing reform his top priority. when congress approved it in 2010
president obama. the supreme court upholding his signature legislative achievement while a disappointment to republicans, this was not a complete win for the obama administration. >> the supreme court up held the key feature of president obama's health care over haul, the individual mandate which will require nearly all americans to buy health insurance. chief justice john roberts wrote that congress did have the power to pass that reform because it has the power to tax. >> the...
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obama holds a primetime news conference. susan roberts is in washington with details. >> reporter: good morning. president obama promised health care reform during the campaign. now he's trying to do what he said he would do. he'll make his pitch in a primetime news conference tonight. tonight, president obama will try to asure the public and convince congress that health care reform won't break the bank. >> i want to put the pressure on. ultimately, the test is, is this a bill i think will be better for the american people than not? if it's not, we'll keep at it. >> reporter: the plan will cost an estimated $1 trillion. but the president insists it won't add to the deficit. the goal is to hold down soaring health care costs while expanding coverage to most of the 46 million uninsured. >> mr. president, it's time to scrap this bill. >> reporter: republicans aren't burjing. they argue the august deadline is a case of doing too much too soon. the gop isn't the only group putting up a fight over the proposal. president obama is
obama holds a primetime news conference. susan roberts is in washington with details. >> reporter: good morning. president obama promised health care reform during the campaign. now he's trying to do what he said he would do. he'll make his pitch in a primetime news conference tonight. tonight, president obama will try to asure the public and convince congress that health care reform won't break the bank. >> i want to put the pressure on. ultimately, the test is, is this a bill i...
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president obama travels to cincinnati to talk about the economy. mitt romney will be in mississippi and louisiana. tara mergener is in washington. we covered the country. >>> happy monday, terrell. mitt romney now says president obama will do anything to get re-elected and that he's still owed an apology. but the president says the attacks are justified. >> president barack obama is back on the campaign trail today to talk about jobs and the economy. a topic mitt romney consistently criticizes the president about. but on thursday, president obama told cbs sunday morning he doesn't mind the attacks. >> you don't hear me complaining about him making that argument. if i was in his shoes, i'd be making the same argument. >> it's been romney on the defensive lately. he says he gave up managing bain capital in 1999 to run the salt lake city olympics. but bain filed documents showing romney is the chairman, ceo and sole owner of the company until 2002. >> it is standard, though, to, while you're on leave, to sign those documents for the s.e.c. he was stil
president obama travels to cincinnati to talk about the economy. mitt romney will be in mississippi and louisiana. tara mergener is in washington. we covered the country. >>> happy monday, terrell. mitt romney now says president obama will do anything to get re-elected and that he's still owed an apology. but the president says the attacks are justified. >> president barack obama is back on the campaign trail today to talk about jobs and the economy. a topic mitt romney...
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he voted for barack obama four years ago. but now -- >> no, no, no. i don't. >> reporter: with today's endorsement of same-sex marriage, president obama lost his vote this year. rudy is the church secretary. >> i will not support anyone, you know, that is against my beliefs. >> reporter: nationwide as many as 70% of hispanic voters support president obama, but the problem for mr. obama is not his support nationwide, but in swing states where the election is likely to be decided and where the last gallup poll shows him running neck and neck with republican mitt romney. any loss of hispanic votes in swing states could swing the election. but polls also show that votes mr. obama loses on this issue could be more than offset with issues like the economy and immigration. bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. >>> overseas, dozens of people were killed or wounded this morning by at least two powerful explosions in the syrian capital damascus. residents say the explosions happened at almost the same time. a building that houses syria's military intelligence a
he voted for barack obama four years ago. but now -- >> no, no, no. i don't. >> reporter: with today's endorsement of same-sex marriage, president obama lost his vote this year. rudy is the church secretary. >> i will not support anyone, you know, that is against my beliefs. >> reporter: nationwide as many as 70% of hispanic voters support president obama, but the problem for mr. obama is not his support nationwide, but in swing states where the election is likely to be...
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do you trust barack obama? >> i trust barack obama, the president of the united states, to carry out with me the policies that have joined israel and the united states and what barack obama has called the unbreakable bond. we have common goals, common interests, and we now have a job to do to get on with our common goal of achieving peace and security. i trust we'll be able to do that together. >> couric: while you want to accentuate the positive clearly-- that's part of your mission here in the united states-- surely there have been disappointments with the obama administration. can you just be candid with me and tell me how the administration has disappointed you? >> you know, you remind me of the israeli press. they say "how come you had a good meeting with president obama?" well, because i did. we actually see eye to eye on some central issues: the quest for peace, the danger of iran, the need to bolster security for israel and the region. that's the truth. we do see it. have we had differences? of course w
do you trust barack obama? >> i trust barack obama, the president of the united states, to carry out with me the policies that have joined israel and the united states and what barack obama has called the unbreakable bond. we have common goals, common interests, and we now have a job to do to get on with our common goal of achieving peace and security. i trust we'll be able to do that together. >> couric: while you want to accentuate the positive clearly-- that's part of your...
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obama took office. and the administration is still answering questions about the attempt to blow up northwest flight 253 on christmas. chief foreign affairs correspondent lara logan is in washington and, lara, the senate put intelligence officials in the hot seat today. >> reporter: that's right, katie. there was some tense moments when the administration's top intelligence officials all admitted failure in the attempted bombing on christmas day. >> i think everybody knows... >> reporter: the most heated exchange when senator john mccain took on the man in charge director of national intelligence admiral dennis blair. >> it's been my experience, admiral, that when the captain of the ship does something wrong the captain is relieved immediately. >> the captain is sometimes relieved and sometime he is didn't. >> i'll be glad to go over naval history with you. my question is has anybody been held accountable? >> i don't feel good about it and i'm fixing it. >> i wasn't asking it whether you're fixing it or
obama took office. and the administration is still answering questions about the attempt to blow up northwest flight 253 on christmas. chief foreign affairs correspondent lara logan is in washington and, lara, the senate put intelligence officials in the hot seat today. >> reporter: that's right, katie. there was some tense moments when the administration's top intelligence officials all admitted failure in the attempted bombing on christmas day. >> i think everybody knows......
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out early for barack obama. so he actually said this during an interview for this book. now that, of course, got his advisors totally off guard. this leaked out late friday night about midnight. he spent all day yesterday, it was confirmed this morning, he made 35 different phone calls mainly to african-americans leaders trying to apologize and get himself out of this mess. >> schieffer: he did apologize to the president. that was accepted. >> that's right. i mean the president said, you know, let's just move on. i've accepted your apology. the question now is though whether or not everybody else is going to move on. obviously we saw congressman hoekstra say this is a democratic problem and a personal problem. that's the best thing that the republicans can do right now. when you have somebody exploding you don't want to become collateral damage yourself. >> schieffer: stepping in front of a firing squad. >> right. what does this mean for harry reid who is on life support in nevada. this could pull the plug on hi
out early for barack obama. so he actually said this during an interview for this book. now that, of course, got his advisors totally off guard. this leaked out late friday night about midnight. he spent all day yesterday, it was confirmed this morning, he made 35 different phone calls mainly to african-americans leaders trying to apologize and get himself out of this mess. >> schieffer: he did apologize to the president. that was accepted. >> that's right. i mean the president...
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obama beats them all now. why? because the attacks in the republican field have hurt individual candidate images. mitt romney in particular has been very hurt. but more broadly, when people look to the republican race, they don't see them talking about the things that affect their daily lives. now candidates are going to start to get more positive. >> pelley: john, thank you very much. one more note from our poll. you remember that controversy last week when president obama said the health insurance companies of faith-based institutions must provide employees with free birth control? well, in our poll, 61% overall told us they approve of that policy. the number was exactly the same for catholic respondents. another issue this election year is the tax that's taken out of your paycheck to pay for social security. congress cut that tax last year from 6.2% to 4.2%, to give the economy a boost. the cut expires at the end of this month but tonight nancy cordes at the capitol tells us congressional negotiators are close t
obama beats them all now. why? because the attacks in the republican field have hurt individual candidate images. mitt romney in particular has been very hurt. but more broadly, when people look to the republican race, they don't see them talking about the things that affect their daily lives. now candidates are going to start to get more positive. >> pelley: john, thank you very much. one more note from our poll. you remember that controversy last week when president obama said the...
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president obama takes on republicans over the debt limit and warns congress summer vacation may be canceled. >>> and austerity anger. more violence is likely in athens as the greek parliament votes on a second round of spending cuts. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning everybody and thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. >>> the fire threatening the los al most nuclear lab has gotten so big, the haze from the smoke can be seen as far away as kansas. the government has sent a flying laboratory to monitor the air around los alamos for any possible radiation contamination. officials say it is just a precaution. the blaze is only 3% contained but there is some good news. forecasters say shifting winds could begin pushing the fire away from the nuclear facility. sandra hughes reports. >> reporter: an ominous sight, smoke creeping closer and closer to homes in los alamos. firefighters are cutting back trees and brush, they're trying to create a buffer zone of open space to protect residential areas and the los alamos national laboratory. >> as far as our houses, our residents, our county,
president obama takes on republicans over the debt limit and warns congress summer vacation may be canceled. >>> and austerity anger. more violence is likely in athens as the greek parliament votes on a second round of spending cuts. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning everybody and thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. >>> the fire threatening the los al most nuclear lab has gotten so big, the haze from the smoke can be seen as far away as kansas. the...
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president obama is confronting growing u.s. casualties along with an afghan political crisis, as he weighs whether to send more troops. u.n. fraud investigators sifting through the results say hundreds of thousands of ballots, cast for incumbent president hamid karzai must be thrown out. karzai's challenger wants the vote thrown out. >> they have the constitutional mandate to certify the results and announce the final result. >> reporter: the head of the u.n. panel says he doesn't see any legal way for the afghan commission to reject the fraud findings. but karzai's reporters insist they have a say. >> reporter: they aren't speculating what might happen. but president obama's advisers are prodding afghan leaders to resolve the dispute. >> it's now up to the afghans to make this legitimate. >> reporter: other aides have indicated president obama will not make a decision on troop levels until the u.s. knows whether it has a credible partner in the afghan government. in new york, karen brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> international
president obama is confronting growing u.s. casualties along with an afghan political crisis, as he weighs whether to send more troops. u.n. fraud investigators sifting through the results say hundreds of thousands of ballots, cast for incumbent president hamid karzai must be thrown out. karzai's challenger wants the vote thrown out. >> they have the constitutional mandate to certify the results and announce the final result. >> reporter: the head of the u.n. panel says he doesn't...
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president obama goes to ri wall street a year after the financial collapse that brought the economy to no the brink. >>> ring no carrier and, oh, no, he didn't. kanye west ring no carrier ruins the m it tv no car awards for taylor swift. >> i'm really happy for you, i'll let you finish, but no carrier beyonce had one of the no car best videos > ring no carrier of all-time. no carrier >> this is the ring "cbs morning news" for monday, september 14th, 2009. captioning funded by cbs no carrier ring no carrier ring no carrier ring no carrier no carrier >>> good morning and > ring no carrier thanks for joining us, i'm michelle gielan. the search for no car a missing yale graduate student is now a ring homicide investigation. on the day annie le was supposed to get ring married, a body no carri believed to be herself was discovered on ri the yale no carrier ring campus. susan raff of our hartford station has > ring no carrier details. >> ring state no carrier police western ring district, major crime squad, located the no carrier ring no carrier ring no carrier remains of a human within a wa
president obama goes to ri wall street a year after the financial collapse that brought the economy to no the brink. >>> ring no carrier and, oh, no, he didn't. kanye west ring no carrier ruins the m it tv no car awards for taylor swift. >> i'm really happy for you, i'll let you finish, but no carrier beyonce had one of the no car best videos > ring no carrier of all-time. no carrier >> this is the ring "cbs morning news" for monday, september 14th, 2009....
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>> he's in a pickle and with the exception of the group of and americans are obama continues to polls at an extraordinary rate one would only hope there would be some reciprocity and recognition of the numbers and make throwing out some meat, as it were, to african-american people who suffer a 16.5 jobless rate versus the rest of america at 9.7. he's in a tough position he has to recognize he's governing all of america has to give in and make concessions to conserve basis and head toward the middle as he's done after winning a perceived left victory though the left is laughing and guffawing but he got the health care through and now talk about drilling on shores from the tip of delaware down, you know, pass 167 miles. the reality is he's trying to balance it out. he doesn't want to give to the tea party but he sees legitimate points and anger and has to govern according to a vision for which he was called to office which is to say reform health care and student loans and he had a heck of a week when you look at it in real terms. the guy had a great week and suffering polle polls decli
>> he's in a pickle and with the exception of the group of and americans are obama continues to polls at an extraordinary rate one would only hope there would be some reciprocity and recognition of the numbers and make throwing out some meat, as it were, to african-american people who suffer a 16.5 jobless rate versus the rest of america at 9.7. he's in a tough position he has to recognize he's governing all of america has to give in and make concessions to conserve basis and head toward...
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president obama is in oslo, norway today to accept the nobel peace prize. the president is expected to use his speech to discuss the nature of the war, the role of american leadership, and his pursuit of peace. >>> and that monster storm that dumped more than a foot of snow across much of the midwest is leaving behind bitterly cold temperatures and howling winds. at least 17 deaths are attributed to the rough weather. >>> there's still a lot of work to be done at the climate conference in copenhagen. as negotiators try to reach an international agreement on cutting greenhouse gases. meantime, a scandal dubbed climategate could derate talks. wyatt andrews reports. >> reporter: to anyone skeptical about the science of global warming -- >> climategate. >> reporter: climategate is the biggest scandal ever. >> they're just cooking the books. >> reporter: climategate is the term being used for a handful of e-mails stolen last month from the influential cru, the climatic research unit in england. by far the most embarrassing e-mail is from 1999 in which cru's dire
president obama is in oslo, norway today to accept the nobel peace prize. the president is expected to use his speech to discuss the nature of the war, the role of american leadership, and his pursuit of peace. >>> and that monster storm that dumped more than a foot of snow across much of the midwest is leaving behind bitterly cold temperatures and howling winds. at least 17 deaths are attributed to the rough weather. >>> there's still a lot of work to be done at the climate...
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but it is fair to say when president obama said muslims have a right to build a mosque near ground zero where the twin towers fell, it pleased many on the liberal left and it is also fair to say that it just delighted many on the republican right because they feel it is an issue they can use against him, not only in the coming elections but all the way into 2012. so i want to start there and i'm going to poll the delegation this morning. governor rendell, did the president say the right thing and was it good politics? >> well, i don't know if it's good or bad politics but i can't imagine that any american given the challenges facing this country going to vote based on what he said about the mosque. the mosque is an unfortunate situation, but we do have a right to practice our religion freely wherever we choose. rights are not subject to the popular vote. >> ed gillespie? >> i thought it was a revealing comment by the president. he said that the 70% of americans who are opposed to this controversial imam building this mosque at ground zero are denying the freedom of muslims in this count
but it is fair to say when president obama said muslims have a right to build a mosque near ground zero where the twin towers fell, it pleased many on the liberal left and it is also fair to say that it just delighted many on the republican right because they feel it is an issue they can use against him, not only in the coming elections but all the way into 2012. so i want to start there and i'm going to poll the delegation this morning. governor rendell, did the president say the right thing...
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are you going to vote for president obama this time? >> i vote forward president obama last time. i'm sure-- i think all gays, men and women are, probably more energized to vote for president obama now. and so i'll definitely be helping how i can. >> schieffer: and do you think people on the other side, tony perkins, are also engilessed by this? >> i think it does draw a very clear line of distinction on a very important issue. again, this is-- the reason i think we see the abortion issue and this issue as strong parallels is because of the fact that runs counter to nature to natural law, which is what our rights are bounded-- found in in the declaration of independence. they're based on that natural law. the reason will get us there. people have a hard time finding a reasonable approach to same-sex marriage. >> schieffer: all right, well, i want to thank all of you for joining us this morning. i'll be back in a minute with some thoughts about moms on mother's day. siemens. answers. >> schieffer: i remember when my mother died, a friend said it takes a long time before you stop th
are you going to vote for president obama this time? >> i vote forward president obama last time. i'm sure-- i think all gays, men and women are, probably more energized to vote for president obama now. and so i'll definitely be helping how i can. >> schieffer: and do you think people on the other side, tony perkins, are also engilessed by this? >> i think it does draw a very clear line of distinction on a very important issue. again, this is-- the reason i think we see the...
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in the end it is going to be a referendum on barack obama. did he fulfill the promises that he made to the american people? did he live uh up to the standards that barack obama set for himself on employment, jobs, the debt, the deficit? the answer to all of those questions is, no it has been a miserable failure and that is going to be what this election is about, and i think that as a referendum on this president and where we are in this country he loses every day of the week and twice on sunday. >> you saw sarah palin's facebook posting where she says this is not gingrich versus romney, it is the republican establishment versus the tea party. is that how you see it? >> i don't -- i don't see it that way, but i do think that she taps into a good point, which is that people are angry. they are angry with washington, they are angry in many ways with both parties, and that we know we have to get serious about our debt and our deficits in this country, and, you know, when paul ryan and the republicans come out with an entitlement reform package t
in the end it is going to be a referendum on barack obama. did he fulfill the promises that he made to the american people? did he live uh up to the standards that barack obama set for himself on employment, jobs, the debt, the deficit? the answer to all of those questions is, no it has been a miserable failure and that is going to be what this election is about, and i think that as a referendum on this president and where we are in this country he loses every day of the week and twice on...
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as you know, passage of that bill was a clear victory for president obama. but if it's up to republicans, it is a victory that won't last. health care reform may now be law, but that isn't stopping republicans from fighting it. >> i think the slogan will be repeal and replace. >> reporter: they're vowing to do everything they can to keep a package of the landmark bill from passing in the senate. lawmakers will resume their 20-hour debate later today. >> i think it takes a good bill and makes it a better bill. >> reporter: the gop says it is offering amendments to improve the measure, but others seem intended to put democrats in a tough spot. for example, one would prohibit erectile dysfunction drug for sex offenders. it's an idea most lawmakers would probably vote for, but in this case, democrats can't. any changes would send the measure back to the house for another vote. >> i know we can't fix it, really, because it's such a terrible bill. >> reporter: but the battle isn't taking place just in congress. more than a dozen states have filed lawsuits, claimin
as you know, passage of that bill was a clear victory for president obama. but if it's up to republicans, it is a victory that won't last. health care reform may now be law, but that isn't stopping republicans from fighting it. >> i think the slogan will be repeal and replace. >> reporter: they're vowing to do everything they can to keep a package of the landmark bill from passing in the senate. lawmakers will resume their 20-hour debate later today. >> i think it takes a good...
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but president obama rejected it. saying he felt rushed to make a decision because of an arbitrary deadline set by congressional republicans to review the plan. environmentalists had already objected to it. >> it's not enough time. we don't even have an alternate route identified yet. how could anyone possibly review it. >> both parties agreed to a february 21st deadline as part of last month's deal to he can tend the payroll tax cut. fallout over the president's rejection is spilling on to the campaign trail. >> this is a stunningly stupid thing to do. we need the jobs. maybe when they're unemployed in november, they'll figure out -- >> reporter: oklahoma's governor says rejecting the plan by the company trans canada will cost the state roughly $1 billion in new investments and 1200 construction jobs. >> this canadian oil, there's a possibility we can lose it to china with that decision. >> reporter: nancy pelosi said the oil was never meant for the u.s. >> i don't agree to the stipulation that this is oil that's goi
but president obama rejected it. saying he felt rushed to make a decision because of an arbitrary deadline set by congressional republicans to review the plan. environmentalists had already objected to it. >> it's not enough time. we don't even have an alternate route identified yet. how could anyone possibly review it. >> both parties agreed to a february 21st deadline as part of last month's deal to he can tend the payroll tax cut. fallout over the president's rejection is...
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president obama is expected to walk into this later today. the white house is expecting a tough crowd at today's town hall meeting in new hampshire. >> disgusting what they're doing. >> reporter: like this forum near atlanta last night, tempers have been flaring across the country over the president's healthcare reform plan. critics insist his proposal would jeopardize medicare and result in limited insurance options. supporters say the overhaul is long overdue. >> we are having a vigorous debate in the united states, and i think that's a healthy thing. >> reporter: president obama's town hall this afternoon is expected to draw nearly 1,800 people. he'll take a different approach to his usual sales pitch, this time addressing the concerns of people who already have coverage. republicans argue the fiery debate in recent days is a sign of public dissatisfaction, but president obama says americans just need to allow time for the bill to take shape. >> i suspect that, once we get into the fall and people look at the actual legislation that's bein
president obama is expected to walk into this later today. the white house is expecting a tough crowd at today's town hall meeting in new hampshire. >> disgusting what they're doing. >> reporter: like this forum near atlanta last night, tempers have been flaring across the country over the president's healthcare reform plan. critics insist his proposal would jeopardize medicare and result in limited insurance options. supporters say the overhaul is long overdue. >> we are...
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this is all about obama care. getting rid of the health care law is inside this bill that the senate is voting on today. house republicans put it in there. they said we'll fund the government if obama care is dead. now, the senate is supposed to take that bill, take out the obama care provision, send it back to the house. what happens after that is anybody's guess, and that is why we are now facing yet another budget showdown. the senate will likely vote yes on a bill to keep the government operating through mid-november, averting a shutdown at moment monday. lawmakers will remove part of the bill that kills obama care, something that house republicans demand. >> will you now accept a clean c.r. from the senate to avoid a government shutdown? >> i do not see that happening. >> instead they're going to consider a one-year delay of the health care law or repealing the tax on a medical device that helps fund it. >> there will be options available to us. there will not be speculation about what we do or do not do unti
this is all about obama care. getting rid of the health care law is inside this bill that the senate is voting on today. house republicans put it in there. they said we'll fund the government if obama care is dead. now, the senate is supposed to take that bill, take out the obama care provision, send it back to the house. what happens after that is anybody's guess, and that is why we are now facing yet another budget showdown. the senate will likely vote yes on a bill to keep the government...
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i believe the obama campaign feels the same way. but it's simply another way of communicating with voters. >> schieffer: well, stephanie, do you think it's a little silly? >> well, bob, you know, i agree with eric that it is another mode of communication that we have now that we didn't have four years ago. i mean, in four 82-- eight years ago we didn't have facebook. so this is a continual building of new communication tools as we move through presidential elections. you know, it's not a replacement for a candidate laying out his agenda or his vision of where he wants to take the country. absolutely not. it is a simple mode of communication. the big users of it, in addition to the campaignes, are actually the media. that's where i see where the news is breaking and where trends are going. so i think it's effective tool but it's not a replacement for laying out larger debate that we're having in this country especially-- >> schieffer: but what about the criticism i hear from people on both sides that, you know, that mitt romney won't
i believe the obama campaign feels the same way. but it's simply another way of communicating with voters. >> schieffer: well, stephanie, do you think it's a little silly? >> well, bob, you know, i agree with eric that it is another mode of communication that we have now that we didn't have four years ago. i mean, in four 82-- eight years ago we didn't have facebook. so this is a continual building of new communication tools as we move through presidential elections. you know, it's...
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obama seems popular. our best bet is to stand on the sidelines because we think the economy's going to get worse, and, at some point, just blame him." and so, we haven't gotten the kind of engagement from them that i would have liked. >> kroft: isn't it your job as president to find solutions to these problems, to get results, to figure out a way to get it done? >> obama: it... it... it is... it is my job to put forward a vision of the country that benefits the vast majority of americans. it is my job to make sure that my party is behind those initiatives, even if sometimes it's breaking some china and going against some of the dogmas of our party in the past. we've done that on things like education reform. and it's my job to rally the american people around that vision. >> kroft: you say that you've rallied the country, but how? these poll numbers show otherwise. >> obama: steve, here's the thing: as long as the unemployment rate is too high and people are feeling under the gun, day in, day out, because
obama seems popular. our best bet is to stand on the sidelines because we think the economy's going to get worse, and, at some point, just blame him." and so, we haven't gotten the kind of engagement from them that i would have liked. >> kroft: isn't it your job as president to find solutions to these problems, to get results, to figure out a way to get it done? >> obama: it... it... it is... it is my job to put forward a vision of the country that benefits the vast majority of...
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obama begins a ten-day vacation. joel brown is in washington with more on this. good morning, joel. >> hey, betty, good morning to you. after a bruising summer of debt limit battles and increased concern about a double dip recession, president obama heads off on vacation later today leaving strong hints about what he has in store to jolt the economy when he gets back. president obama returned to the white house wednesday night but he won't be there long. now that he's wrapped up his economic bus tour he'll head to martha's vineyard for a ten-day vacation with his family. wednesday the president told cbs news's anthony mason he doesn't think there will be a double dip recession but he is concerned about the country's weak job market. >> we are in danger of not having a recovery that's fast enough to deal with what is a genuine unemployment crisis for a whole lot of folks out there. >> reporter: a new gallup poll taken before the president's midwest trip found just 26% of americans approve of his handling of the economy, his lowest rating yet. still president obama
obama begins a ten-day vacation. joel brown is in washington with more on this. good morning, joel. >> hey, betty, good morning to you. after a bruising summer of debt limit battles and increased concern about a double dip recession, president obama heads off on vacation later today leaving strong hints about what he has in store to jolt the economy when he gets back. president obama returned to the white house wednesday night but he won't be there long. now that he's wrapped up his...
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obama didn't do that. obama has fought and fought and fought. the senate hasn't passed a budget for three years. that's called gridlock. so rather than do the clinton approach he's doing the obama approach which is gridlock. >> schieffer: mr. reich? >> if i may, i was there in the clinton administration and i saw what happened. in 1995 newt gingrich almost sunk the republican party and much of the country by using a kind of tactic that current republicans are using-- that is threatening to do absolutely nothing, say no to everything or to bring the government to an absolute halt. the republicans here and now, the republicans that the president has had to deal with are much more like gingrich in 1995. they said nothing no to absolutely everything the president has come up with. it's impossible to reach common ground with people who have no common ground and put forward no common ground. >> but, bob, the republicans and democrats passed a lot of legislation in '95 and '96. so if your storyline is correct, something must have been different then be
obama didn't do that. obama has fought and fought and fought. the senate hasn't passed a budget for three years. that's called gridlock. so rather than do the clinton approach he's doing the obama approach which is gridlock. >> schieffer: mr. reich? >> if i may, i was there in the clinton administration and i saw what happened. in 1995 newt gingrich almost sunk the republican party and much of the country by using a kind of tactic that current republicans are using-- that is...
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but, if the climate is like this in 2012, horrible news for president obama. the flipside, if the climate is significantly improved and the economy come back there is no reason he can't win election. >> speaking of the climate, what do you say about the results or what do they say the strength of the tea party and sarah palin? >> you know, it's a mixed bag because, you know, the tea party to me, when you say the term, what you're really talking about, i think, is the base of the republican party. sort of the energized conservative base that was kind of depressed in the immediate wake of the 2008 election, got energized to sort of fight barack obama. given the republican party plenty of energy. the flip side of that, though, the tea party has nominated candidates, some of whom are sort of unelectable. look at sharron angle in nevada, a direct party of the movement. christine o'donnell in delaware who lost tonight by 17 points is a tea party candidate. someone who never would have been nominated by the republican party if the tea party movement hadn't come along
but, if the climate is like this in 2012, horrible news for president obama. the flipside, if the climate is significantly improved and the economy come back there is no reason he can't win election. >> speaking of the climate, what do you say about the results or what do they say the strength of the tea party and sarah palin? >> you know, it's a mixed bag because, you know, the tea party to me, when you say the term, what you're really talking about, i think, is the base of the...
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attacking obama. the top republican candidates for president face off in their first debate, but instead of going after each other, they took dead aim at the president. >> we need a new president to end the obama depression. >> i will repeal obamacare. >> president obama is a one-term president. >> we'll speak with gop candidates michele bachmann and tim pawlenty, and also goat response from a top obama adviser. >>> town hall. notable republican leaders take your tough questions about the top issue of the day, the economy. >> this is not a future in which people, businesses or consumers feel confident in the american economy. >> isn't one of the major issues also that they have learned how to do more with less, and it is not in their interest to hire people? we'll see what solutions they offer to creating jobs and turning the economy around in our special hour-long town hall. >>> and fallen star. former super bowl champ plaxico burress tells chris he's turned his life around after spending two years i
attacking obama. the top republican candidates for president face off in their first debate, but instead of going after each other, they took dead aim at the president. >> we need a new president to end the obama depression. >> i will repeal obamacare. >> president obama is a one-term president. >> we'll speak with gop candidates michele bachmann and tim pawlenty, and also goat response from a top obama adviser. >>> town hall. notable republican leaders take...
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now witnesses heard the man yell obama you're a liar and abortion is murder. he was led out by security a few moments later. despite that outburst, the crowd was enthusiastic. >> reporter: thousands arrive on the university of maryland campus and are ushered into the comcast center. shortly thereafter, president obama arrives. >> it is good to be back to the university of maryland. >> think about it, there are some folks who say, the government is taking over health care. think about it, we have public colleges and public universities, and we're not having a take over of the health care. >> it was fun to hear obama speak. >> reporter: obama's speech describes how their generation would benefit under his plan. >> listen up young people, under my plan if your parents have health insurance and you're currently on their policy, you will automatically be able to keep your coverage until you're 26 years old. >> i was kind of surprised that he was kind of targeting toward college students, because i've been on my mom's health care insurance for a while. so now that i
now witnesses heard the man yell obama you're a liar and abortion is murder. he was led out by security a few moments later. despite that outburst, the crowd was enthusiastic. >> reporter: thousands arrive on the university of maryland campus and are ushered into the comcast center. shortly thereafter, president obama arrives. >> it is good to be back to the university of maryland. >> think about it, there are some folks who say, the government is taking over health care....
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the implication is that obama is not up to snuff. you know, skepticism about black intelligence and suspicious about black humanity have gone hand in hand throughout the history of this country in seeding the perception that black people don't quite measure up. thomas jefferson was skeptical about the rational capacity of black people. i'm not equating thomas jefferson and donald trump. we don't have to fear that donald trump is the face of the republican party. maybe another part of the anatomy might be more correct. >> schieffer: (laughing) >> this bigotry, he's part of a bigot october arrest. this bigot-karat out there promoting conspiracy theories, half-hearted truths, factual errors, barack obama is a magna cum laude graduate of the harvard law school. here he is the editor of the law review. unimpeachable intellect kbral credentials and now we have a retroactive bigotry that tries to question his very bona fide status. i think this is shameful and it's sad. unfortunately donald trump has commandeered the bully pulpit if he is i
the implication is that obama is not up to snuff. you know, skepticism about black intelligence and suspicious about black humanity have gone hand in hand throughout the history of this country in seeding the perception that black people don't quite measure up. thomas jefferson was skeptical about the rational capacity of black people. i'm not equating thomas jefferson and donald trump. we don't have to fear that donald trump is the face of the republican party. maybe another part of the...
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understand what barack obama did for the super committee. he laid out a plan that would have easily restructured our long-term fiscal picture and gotten our debt under control. he got members his own party to support that. and he rallied the country around his plan and they supported it. that's what a president has to do. but, bob, the president can't fix any of the problems that people have in this country or that chairman priebus outlined without a republican party that actually wants to do it. look, we're having a debate in congress right now about whether we're going to extend the payroll tax cut. 160 million americans are looking at a tax increase at the end of this year if republicans and democrats don't work together to extend it. the truth is, the republican party simply doesn't want to extend the tax cut for middle class families. they're far more concerned about protecting the tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires but that's not going to get our economy working. >> schieffer: i keep thinking back to people like lyndon johnso
understand what barack obama did for the super committee. he laid out a plan that would have easily restructured our long-term fiscal picture and gotten our debt under control. he got members his own party to support that. and he rallied the country around his plan and they supported it. that's what a president has to do. but, bob, the president can't fix any of the problems that people have in this country or that chairman priebus outlined without a republican party that actually wants to do...
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>> reporter: the obama administration is calling for federal changes, too. it wants to split the agency that oversees offshore drilling in half. so that the entity that collects huge royalties from the oil companies doesn't have to then turn around and regulate them. nancy cordes, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> overnight tornado warnings were posted in oklahoma and kansas, but there are no reports that any twisters touched down. a series of storms monday destroyed more than 100 buildings. at least 19 tornadoes touched down in oklahoma and kansas. the death toll in oklahoma has been revised to two, instead of five. three children who were thought to be killed are hospitalized in critical condition. >>> this morning the new british government is quickly taking shape and getting down to business. the new prime minister is conservative leader david cameron. cameron took over yesterday when gordon brown resigned, following a contentious election and days of negotiations to try to form a new government. charlie d'agata reports from london. >> reporter: gordon brown s
>> reporter: the obama administration is calling for federal changes, too. it wants to split the agency that oversees offshore drilling in half. so that the entity that collects huge royalties from the oil companies doesn't have to then turn around and regulate them. nancy cordes, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> overnight tornado warnings were posted in oklahoma and kansas, but there are no reports that any twisters touched down. a series of storms monday destroyed more than 100...
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for politicizing obama bin laden's death. now, to mark the anniversary, romney will be in new york today with former mayor rudy giuliani and a group of firefighters. michelle? >> tara mergener in washington. thank you. >>> for the first time the obama administration is talking openly about the use of drones to hunt down and kill al qaeda targets. speaking in washington yesterday, counterterrorism official john brennan said targeting al qaeda members with lethal force is both legal and ethical. targets are chosen by weighing whether there is a chance of capturing the person against how much a threat he presents. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is en route to china this morning. there she'll hold high-level strategic and economic talks. they're scheduled to begin on thursday. but a human rights issue that neither side wants to discuss is the elephant in the room. it involves a blind chinese lawyer and civil activist who is apparently holed up in the u.s. embassy. danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: secretary of sta
for politicizing obama bin laden's death. now, to mark the anniversary, romney will be in new york today with former mayor rudy giuliani and a group of firefighters. michelle? >> tara mergener in washington. thank you. >>> for the first time the obama administration is talking openly about the use of drones to hunt down and kill al qaeda targets. speaking in washington yesterday, counterterrorism official john brennan said targeting al qaeda members with lethal force is both...
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president obama outlines his debt reduction plan this afternoon. mr. obama is expected to call for cuts in entitlement programs and the defense budget, while proposing tax increases. >>> and ousted egyptian president hosni mubarak and his two sons are being detained while authorities investigate allegations of corruption and abuse of power. mubarak is currently hospitalized with heart problems. >>> after years of jockeying for position, four aerospace museums across the country have emerged as winners of the space shuttle retirement race. alexis christoforous explains. >> reporter: there were hugs and handshakes all around at new york's intrepid sea, air and space museum when nasa announced it will be the new home of the space shuttle "enterprise." >> this is just phenomenal. we'll have a marvelous piece of space history, a piece of american history, international history. >> reporter: on the 30th anniversary of the first shuttle flight to outer space, nasa announced which cities will get a spacecraft after the program ends this summer. "atlantis" will
president obama outlines his debt reduction plan this afternoon. mr. obama is expected to call for cuts in entitlement programs and the defense budget, while proposing tax increases. >>> and ousted egyptian president hosni mubarak and his two sons are being detained while authorities investigate allegations of corruption and abuse of power. mubarak is currently hospitalized with heart problems. >>> after years of jockeying for position, four aerospace museums across the...
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that includes obama care. i'm going to work to reform and save -- [ boo'ing ] >> that's a talking point in all of romney's speeches and part of his plan to jump-start the economy. the crowd didn't like it or any of romney's criticism of president obama. >>> shirley smith of washington, d.c. was one of those who booed. >> he made it very clear he was trying to bring jobs to the black community at the naacp. i thought that was a lie. >> but there were some moments a polite applause, as when romney talked about helping the middle class. >> i don't just mean for those who are middle class now. i also mean for those who have waited so long for their chance to join the middle class. [ applause ] >> romney isn't the first republican presidential contender to address the naacp. but for nominees like john mccain it didn't translate into votes. running against mr. obama four years ago, mccain got 4% of the african-american vote. well below the 11% george w. bush received when he ran against john kerry in 2004. now, the
that includes obama care. i'm going to work to reform and save -- [ boo'ing ] >> that's a talking point in all of romney's speeches and part of his plan to jump-start the economy. the crowd didn't like it or any of romney's criticism of president obama. >>> shirley smith of washington, d.c. was one of those who booed. >> he made it very clear he was trying to bring jobs to the black community at the naacp. i thought that was a lie. >> but there were some moments a...
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obama. this man, under pressure, shows a lot of grace and a lot of thoughtfulness, and that's going to serve him well. because i've been in these races. and under pressure,un, somebody can blow or make a mistake and say something stupid. and that often is the race. so i'd say obama has the strength to make it all the way, and i sure hope he does. >> schieffer: will you be out campaigning for him? >> yeah, i will, although in this world of national media, it's all on the president and on romney's side it's mostly him, and then the money in these pacs that run around and put the poison into the bloodstream of the body politics, but those two candidates, how they react, and how they set forth their vision for america. that's going to make the difference alive and we should add the democrats have their own set of those pacs, too. >> yeah, they do. >> schieffer: it's not just something the republicans are doing. you heard haley barbour and mayor villaraigosa talking about marco rubio. do you see
obama. this man, under pressure, shows a lot of grace and a lot of thoughtfulness, and that's going to serve him well. because i've been in these races. and under pressure,un, somebody can blow or make a mistake and say something stupid. and that often is the race. so i'd say obama has the strength to make it all the way, and i sure hope he does. >> schieffer: will you be out campaigning for him? >> yeah, i will, although in this world of national media, it's all on the president...